Freight-house stamp



H. H. McFILLEN.

FREIGHT HOUSE STAMP. APPLICATIONTILED 020 29, 19x9.

Patented Jan. 11, 1921.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

H. H. McFILLEN.

FREIGHT Housrs STAMP.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.29 I9l9.

1,365,902. Patented Jan. 11, 1921.

3 SHEETS-SMITH 2- H. H. McFILLEN.

FREIGHT HOUSE STAMP.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-29. 1919.

Patented Jan. 11, 1921.

3SHEETS-SHEET 3- v INVENTUE PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY H. MOFILLEN, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

FREIGHT-HOUSE STAMP.

Application filed December 29, 1919. Serial No. 348,180.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, HARRY H. MOFILLEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful F reight-I-Iouse Stamp; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. 1

My invention relates to a combination of a stamping device, a paper-feeding and cutting mechanism and a moistener for moistening the gum located on one side of the paper, in a single instrument that will draw a paper from a roll and at the same time moisten and stamp its markings on the paper and cause the paper to stick to a package or receptacle of any form.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficient means whereby a plurality of markings, one or more of which may be'serial in marking packages successively, and one or more of which may be repeated a predetermined number of times if desired, and yet which will provide a means whereby the markings will distinctly and clearly appear.

Freight is shipped in crates, wooden boxes and paper packages and sometimes, dependent upon the character of the article or device, is shipped without such crating or boxing; In orderto identify the freight by the freight company and describe date of receipt, place of shipment and other designating material or data, certain bills or papers are attached in some manner to the freight. If such data ispla'ced directly on crates, boxes or" other receptacles, it is frequently-illegible and the" freight cannot be identified. By my invention I provide a hand instrument that will provide and secure a proper sized tag onwhi'ch the necessary data may be imprinted. This will beperformed in a single operation ofthe instrument. A duplicate ofthe markings and ofthe tag may also-:be formed by a subse- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 11, 1921.

quent operation and the succeeding piece of freight will be likewise differentiated from the preceding marked freight.

The invention may be contained in structures of different forms. To illustrate a practical application of the invention I have selected an instrument containing the invenstamp. Fig. 7 is a sectional view of one'of Fig. 8 is a broken the stamping rollers. sectional view taken on the line 88 indicated in Fig. 1. Fig. 9 is a broken sectional view taken on the line 9- 9 indicated in Fig. 1. Fig. 10 is an edge view of the partshown in Fig. 9. Fig. 11 is the stamping plate having openings through which the changing data or marks are stamped. 12 is a sectional view of the plate illustrated in Fig. 11. Fig. 13 is a top view of the inking pad. Fig. 14 is an end view of the inking pad tray, and Fig. 15 is a sectional view of the tray referred to.

1, Fig. 1, is the supporting frame-formed Fig. 2' illustrates a top of two end parts that are joined together by 7 upper and lower crossplates. It has the rods 2, 3 and 4: that may be provided with screws for connecting the end parts to the rods. The rods 2 and 3 operate to guide the paper to a point above the bottom plate 5 which also forms a part of the frame. The

rod& forms a support fora roll of gum paper: I

The roll 6 of the" gum paper, supported on the rod 4, is located between. the end parts of the frame 1 and at the rear of the instrument; The gum paper 7 is threaded between the rod 3' and beneath the rod 2 to the shelf 8 of the lower plate 5. The end thereof is positionedunderneath the feet of the springs 9 which are supported on the end parts of the frame. They may be secured in position by the clamping screws 10.

The gunnned side of the gum paper 7 passes over the moistening pad 11 which is located in the trough 12. The pad 11 is kept moist by means of water that is fed into the pad through a pipe 13, having minute openings located in that portion of the pipe that is placed within the pad 11. The pipe 13 connects with the water reservoir 14 which is supported in the frame 1 and be-' neath and slightly in front of the roll 6. The stamp has a means that operates to engage the end of the paper 7 that is placed beneath the ends of the springs 9. The stamping part is provided with studs 16 that move in slots 17 formed in the ends of the frame 1, that operate to guide the stamping part. The studs 16 extend through bars 18 which are connected at their upper ends to pivoted arms 19. The arms 19 are pivoted to the end parts of the frame 1. The bars 18 are provided with slots 20, through which the studs 16 extend and thus operate not only to guide the stamping part in its vertical movements but also to swing the bars 18 forward, causing them to rise as their lower ends move toward the front edge of the lower plate 5. As the upper ends of the bars 18 are raised the pivoted arms 19 are turned on their pivots. Movement of the bars are vieldingly resisted by means of the springs 22 which are secured at their outer ends to the upper ends of the bars 18 and at their inner ends to the end parts of the frame. The lower ends ofthe bars 18 are provided with engaging claws 23' The engaging claws 23 are pivotally supported on pins 24 which extend through the lower ends of the bars 18 and also through the engaging claws. The pins 24 also extend through slots 25 formed in the end parts of the frame 1 and operate in conjunction with the slots 25 to guide the lower ends of the bars in their transverse movements across the lower plate 5. The lower ends of the bars 18 maybe provided with springs 26 that press the claws down against the end of the-paper placed between the ends of the springs 9 so that "when the lower ends of the bars 18 are pushed across the endg'of the lower plate 5 the claws will. engage the paper and draw the paper from the roll 6, the end of the paper being drawn to the forward side of the lower plate 5 and So as to practically cover the opening 28 formed in the lower plate 5. This is accomplished in advance of the completion of the downward movement of the stamping means. Upon the comple tion of the downward movement of the stamping means the knife 29 which is secured to the stamping part coacts with the edge 30 of the opening 28, leaving the end of the paper forming a part of the roll 6 upon the shelf 8 of the lower plate 5 and beneath the ends of the spring 9 which hold the edge in position so that it may be engaged by the claws 23 upon their return movement. The small portions that may be left at the side edges of the paper and between the cut produced by the knife and the edges of the paper are readily torn when the instrument is lifted after the stamping op eration.

Upon the return of the stamping means the pin 16 slips upward along the slots 17 and 20 and thus push the lower ends of the bars 18 and the claws 23 to beyond the springs 9. The claws 23 by reason of their shape, pass over the edge of the paper and place them in readiness for the next operation.

In forming the stamping means, I use two or more of the well known hand stamps having repeating devices, well known in the art, which individually form no part of my invention. These are secured together by means of the cross bar 32. A handle is secured to the cross bar and downward movement of the handle operates upon the cross bar 82 to force the stamping parts down toward the paper. The frame 1 may be provided with sleeves 34 that are secured to or form a part of the frame. The stamping parts are secured to rods 35 that extend through the sleeve and are secured to the cross bar 32 by means of the nuts 36. Springs 37 may be located intermediate the sleeves 34 and the cross bar 32. The well known stamps 38 are provided with setting mechanism for controlling the repetition of the numbers or for presenting consecutive numbers upon each operation of the'stamp, but these features are merely indicated generally as at 39 as they form no part of my invention. The stamps 38 are usually provided with individual pads. In the con-- struction' shown the device is provided with a single pad that extends across the stamping parts 38. It is supported in a tray 41 that is pivoted to a frame 42 at its ends. The frame 42at its forward corners is supported on the pivot pins 44. (See Fig. 1). One of the pins 44 may be extended and surrounded by a spring The spring 4:) is connected to the pin which is keyed or locked by a. flange 46 formed onthe head of the pin to prevent rotation of the pin. One end of the spring 45 is connected to the pin 44 and the other end of the spring passes to beneath the edge of the frame 42. The spring "is so adjusted as to raise the frame 42 so as to cause the pad that is placed in thetray 41 to press against the stamps 38 and thus ink the let'- ters or numbers placed in position for imprinting the paper. Y

The tray 41 is pivoted to the frame'42 at its ends so as to permit the tray 41 to read 42'and the tray 41 down when the handle 33 I is pushed down and finally swings them to one side of the stamps as the stamps continue their downward movement.

In addition to the stamps 38, either of which may be set for consecutive numbering or for repetition of numbers, I have provided a means whereby additional data may be added to the paper which is stamped by the instrument. The date or other descriptive numbers may be placed upon rubber belts 48 supported on rollers 49 located on brackets 50 that are placed on the rear side of the stamps 38. The arms 51 of the bracket extend rearwardly to support the upper roller 49 while the lower arms 52 extend inwardly to support the lower roller 49. One of the belts is provided with the months of the year, the two adjoining belts are provided with numerals beginning with zero and running up to 9, and the remaining belt is provided with the numbers of the years of the decade in which the stamp is used, in the manner well known in connection with this type of stamps. The lower roller 49 is so positioned by the inwardly extending arms 52 that the parts of the belts to be imprinted or stamped upon the paper is inked by the pad located in the tray ll so that when the handle 33 is pushed down these portions of the belts which are located in the plane of the numbers on the stamps 38 to be likewise imprinted will be inked by the pad together with the numbers on the stamps 38. In order that certain uniform data may be added to the paper in the stamping operation, such as the name of the city where the freight is received, the number of the individual who operates the stamp and other indicative numbers or marks may be stamped at the same time that the adjustable stamps are stamped, a plate 54 is secured to the stamps 38 at its ends and at their outer corners by means of screws that I pass through the openings 55. The plate 54: is provided with the slightly raised portions 56, on which suitable numbers or names may be cut or formed and which will also be impressed upon the paper when the st-amp is moved downward in stamping the paper. The plate 54 is provided with openings 57 having beveled side edges through which the type rollers 58 having the numbers to be imprinted on the paper extend. The plate is also provided with the opening 69 through which the belts 48 extend. The letters formed on the raised portions 56. are

placed in the same plane that the numbers or letters on the stamps 38and belts 48 are placed and which will be printed upon the paper'when the handle 33 is forced down.

Iclaim:

1. In a hand stamp, astamping means having a pair of consecutively numbering stamping devices, a plurality of belts having stamping parts, a plate having stamping parts located in the same plane with the first named stamping parts and the stamping numbers of the stamping devices, a frame, a roller for gummed paper supported on the frame, a moistening pad, a receptacle containing a moistening material connected to the said pad for keeping the said pad moistened, means for directing the gummed side of the paper against the pad,

a pair of slotted rods having engaging claws for engaging the end of the paper, the frame having guiding slots for the stamping. devices, pins extending through the slotted rods and the slots of the frame, and means for guiding the rods as they are moved across the ends of the frame to draw the paper beneath the stamping devices, by the operation of the pins.

2. In a hand stamp, a stamping means having a pair of consecutively numbering stamping devices, --a plurality of belts having stamping parts, a plate having stamping parts located in the same plane with the first named stamping parts and the stamping numbers of the stamping devices, a frame, a roller for gummed paper supported on the frame, a moistening pad, a receptacle containing a moistening material connected to the said pad for keeping the said pad moistened, means for directing the gummed side of the paper against the pad, a pair of slotted rods having engaging claws for engaging the end of the paper, the frame having guiding slots for the stamping devices, pins extending through the slotted rods and the slots of the frame, means for guiding the rods as they are moved across the ends of the frame to draw the paper heneath the stamping devices by the operation of the pins, and a knife coacting with an edge of the frame for shearing the end of the paper stamped by the stamping devices.

3. In a hand stamp, a stamping means having a pair of consecutively numbering stamping devices, a plurality of belts having stamping parts, a plate having stamping parts located in the same plane with pad, a pair of slotted rods having engaging claws for engaging theend of the paper, the frame having guiding slots for the stamping devices, pins extending through the slotted rods and the slots of the frame, means for guiding the rods as they are moved across the ends of the frame to draw the paper beneath the stamping devices by the operation of the pins, a knife coacting with an edge of the frame for shearing the 10 In testimony whereof I have hereunto 15 signed my name to this specification.

HARRY H. MQFILLEN. 

